Fence



(No Model.)

A. R. BUCHANAN.

FENCE.

No. 389,286. Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,286, datedSeptember 11, 1888.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ASHER R. BUCHANAN, a citizen of the United States,residi ng at Detroit, county of Vayne, State of Michigan, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a novel rail or board fenceof the class wherein wire ties are employed; and the object of myinvention I accomplish in the manner and by the means hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence of myimproved construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same.

A represents the posts of any ordinary fence.

B B represent rails orboards; O, sustaining loops of wire; and D,binding or retaining wires or cords passed around the posts and loops 0to secure said loops in place.

The construction of my device is as follows: The loops G are securedupon the rear of the post by means of staples G and are then car riedover the tops of the posts and down upon the front side thereof. Therails B are then inserted into the loops upon the tops of the posts. Theadjacent ends of thelowcr course of boards or rails, forming twoadjacent panels of fence, are then placed within the loop, one upon theother,as shown at I). The frontstrand of the loop is then forcedbackward and the rear strand is brought forward, thus crossing themabove the pair of rails first inserted. The adjacent ends of the nextcourse of rails are then inserted, one above and upon the other, asbefore, and the wire strands in like manner crossed above this secondpair of rails, and so on until the top rail, B, is reached. The bind:ing-wires D are then passed around the posts and sustaining-loops 0,thus preventing the panels from swaying,and rendering the entirestructure very strong and solid. By this construction it will readily beseen that any desired panel may be removed and replaced at will andwithout affecting the remainder of the fence. The weight of the severalcourses of rails supported by the loops Gserves effectually to retainthe rails B in position upon the tops of the posts.

In my invention the rails are laid each upon the top of the adjacentrail below, and they occupy so much space along the posts that the wirestrands can be simply crossed between each pair and the adjacent pair,and this is snflicient to hold all the rails in place. This is' ofimportance, considering the labor required in making the fence andtwisting of the wire itself in the ordinary way, which twisting not onlyserves to injure the fiber, but induces oxidation or rust at thesepoints by permitting the water to lodge in the twists.

It will be observed that in my invention the wires which support therails are simply fastened at their upper ends to the rear of the postsby means of a staple, and their lower ends are secured to the posts bysimply a grip-wire passed around the post instead of by a hook andstaple. The latter is objectionable in that a staplelocated close to theground is in a position where the post is first to rot, which soonloosens and releases the bottom of the fence.

The process of erecting my improved fence is economical and simple,since the rails are placed edge to edge, one upon the other, in thebottom loop, the ends of the loop being fastened at the top to the rearof the post. The rear strand is then simply drawn forward and theforward strand back, so that they will cross each other. The next pairof rails is placed above them, one above the other, edge to edge. Thestrands of the loop are again crossed above this pair, and thus to thetop of the fence.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Afence consistingof posts, a set of rails, 13, placed within wire loops 0 and restingloosely on the tops of the posts, rails B, the adjacent ends ofcorresponding rails B at each post being arranged one above the other,and all said rails 13 at each post suspended by a loop of wire, 0,crossed but not twisted above and below each said pair of rails, thefree ends of the wire of said loop being fastened to the up- Intestimony whereof I sign this specificaper end of the rear of the post,said top rails tion in the presence of two witnesses. being held inplace by the weight of the lower rails, and one or more binding-wirespassed ASHER BUCHANAN Witnesses:

M. B. ODoe-H RTY,

JOHN E. WILns.

5 around said post and wire loop between the top and bottom of thefence, substantially as described.

